Men celebrate the court ruling over gay sex during a rally in Mumbai July 2, 2009. An Indian court on Thursday ruled gay sex was not a crime, a verdict that will bolster demands by gay and health groups that the government scrap a British colonial law which bans homosexual sex. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Men celebrate the court ruling over gay sex during a rally in Mumbai July 2, 2009. An Indian court on Thursday ruled gay sex was not a crime, a verdict that will bolster demands by gay and health groups that the government scrap a British colonial law which bans homosexual sex.

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